Earle William 11 PETERS


1592C.116214      Earle William 11  PETERS, son of  Eva Blanche 10 ( Harry Clifton 9 , Amasa 8 , Justus 7 , Ebenezer 6 , Amasa 5 , Isaac 4, Isaac 3, Samuel 2, John1) BIGELOW  and  Lorenzo Bruce PETERS, was born 6 March 1914 at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He married 6 April 1933 Gertrude Alma Hall; the daughter of Wallace and Sarah Alice (Barnes) Hall. She was born 1 March 1914 at Lancashire,England; She died 16 Aug 1986 at Gananoque,Ont. William Earle Peters was 4th of 9 children .  He was an electrician in Alcan.  He married Gertrude Alma Hall at age 19.  He worked at Lewis's Garment Factory in Truro until joining the Air Force in 1940. dog tag # R104101.  He taught small arms out of aircraft and travelled over Canada four and 1/2 years.
     In 1945, being released from the Air Force in Kingston, he moved his family from Summerside, PEI.  The family settled in Collins Bay where the first home was purchased.  Windermere Square was the site of the second home and all the
family participated in building it, assisted by financing from DVA.  Queen Mary Road was the third home in the Kingston area.  During this time the retirement home was being built on Clarke Drive, R.R.3 Gananoque on the St.Lawrence.
Earle worked in Kingston one year at Dupont; then to Alcan for 36 years as an electrician, retiring in 1972.  Earle enjoys family, reading, playing golf, playing his piano organ, music, boating, curling, walking, cross country skiing and last year (1996) bought a bicycle. Travelling has been extensive throughout the USA. An occasional cruise, one to the Carribean and Alaska.  The most enjoyable trips were to visit his family who are spread across Canada.

Children of Earle William and Gertrude Alma (Hall) Peters:

1592C.1162141     Frances Evelyn, b 5 Aug 1934 Truro, NS; m 20 Nov 1954 in England Robert Whitehead;
                               b 12 June 1928. 4 children:

                               1.Frederick Robert, b 9 Oct 1956 Grostenquin,France; m C. L. Chris, 1 child Tyler 1986;
                               m Janet May, 2 children: Andrea Patricia 1990; and Mathew (sic) Allan 1992.

                               2.Barbara Lynn, b  11 Feb 1961; m 19 Aug 1988 Joseph Hogan; b 2 Apr 1960; she was a secretary
                               in the Airforce--Sergeant; 2 children: 1.Jessica Allyson, 1990; 2.Samantha Lynn,1992.

                               3.James Earle, b  18 Feb 1958 Edmonton, Alberta, CA; m Janice Hill; m 1984 Rhonda McDougal;
                                  3 children Ryan 1985, Janine 1976, Jason James 1977.

                               4.Joanne, b  5 May 1965 Goose Bay,Labradour; m Patrick Graham; b 2 June 1965 Kingston,Ont.;
                                  1 child: Adam Patrick, b 27 May 1988 Kingston,Ont

1592C.1162142     Bruce Earle, b 3 Feb 1938 Truro, NS; m 12 Sep 1962 Sheila Patterson; b 14 Aug 1938 Gary,Indiana;
                               2 children:
                               1.Eugene Bruce Patterson, b 20 Jul 1963 Toronto; m 22 Dec 1990 Cynthia Daniels.
                                  He is a charted accountant.

                               2.Cheryl Ann, b 7 Jun 1966 Toronto; m 2 Dec 1990 B.A. McMaster.

1592C.1162143     Alice Marie, b  31 Jul 1939 Truro, NS; m 7 Nov 1968 Norman Clifford Fisher;
                               b 18 Jun 1937 Timmins,Ont; Alice Reg.N. working of BSC NSG

1592C.1162144     Marilyn Eva, b  10 Dec 1942 Moncton, NB; m 20 Oct 1966 John Humphries Breckenridge;
                               b 3 Mar 1939; 2 children:
                               1.Hedda Elizebeth, b 13 Feb 1969 Trail,B.C.
                               2.Jennifer Grace b 19 Nov 1970 Trail,B.C.; BA UBC 1992, Entered LAW in Halifax 1992.

1592C.1162145     Wayne Hall, b  15 Oct 1944 Summerside, PEI; m 14 Dec 1968 Carol Elizebeth Ann Kenney;
                                b 28 Dec 1942; m (2) Judy Baldwin; 3 children:
                              1.Collette Ann, b 2 Apr 1969 Kingston; Univ. of London Masters in English and History 1992.
                              2.Ginette Alma, b 24 Feb 1971 Montreal, PQ.
                              3.Gavin Wayne Kenny, b 27 Dec 1976 Toronto,Ont.;m 10 Feb 1990 Judy Baldwin.

1592C.1162146     Donald Allan, b 23 Jun 1950 Kingston, Ont; m (1)19 May 1970 Linda Breckin;
                               m (2) _ Nov 1979 (Div) Margo Peters; m (3)_Nov 1989 Sue Johnson;
                               He was a sports complex worker. 3 children:
                               1.Allison Marie, b 30 Jun 1986 Kamloops,BC
                               2.Leslie Ann, b 26 Dec 1988
                               3.Richard COLIN, b 14 Nov 1990

Sources:
records of Bigelow Society historian/genealogist.

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